The airplane was crowded as annoyed passengers and flustered air attendants struggled to make themselves heard above the noise. Such chaos was typical of plane rides, yet nothing could dampen the mood of a certain teal-haired passenger as she dragged her taller companion further down the aisle with one hand and pushed her small suitcase with the other.
"C'mon Luka, just a little further! This'll be fun, I promise!" Miku chirped as they made a beeline for their seats. The pinkette could only follow in amused resignation as her girlfriend forcefully parted the sea of people. Stuffing all their bags into a compartment, the couple settled into their seats, with Miku on the side and Luka by the window.
Miku couldn't contain her excitement. This was their first official trip together, after all. She had pushed hard to go to a place as exotic as Hawaii too. Looking to her left, Luka was staring out the window, with a hint of uneasiness in her kneaded brows. Sensitive as ever to her lover's discomfort, Miku put a hand on Luka's shoulder.
"Hey, you okay?" She gently prodded. Luka turned with a reassuring smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she sighed, but not before Miku noticed the slight trembling of the pink-haired woman's lips. Unsure of what the pinkette could be upset about, Miku decided to leave her alone. She'll be fine once they get there and see how beautiful the place was.
Soon, a familiar rumble sounded as the engine started and the plane began to glide backwards. Miku felt her eyes start to droop as they always did at this part of the ride. Before the plane even barely began to fly, Miku had fallen asleep, while Luka began to fidget considerably more.
When she woke up again, Miku had no idea how much time had passed. Judging by the multitude of now-sleeping passengers and the dimmed lights, she could only guess that she had been asleep for quite a while.
"Luka?" She turned to glance at her partner, wondering if she was sleeping too. Miku was surprised to see Luka sitting very rigidly and looking at least five shades paler than when they took-off.
"I-I'm f-fine…" Luka stammered an obvious lie and refused to look Miku in the eye.
"No…no you're not," Miku pouted and took the other woman's hand, which was ice cold. A little miffed at her girlfriend's behaviour, Miku tried to pull her stubborn lover into an embrace. She was even more surprised when Luka complied and practically dove into her arms. Luka was usually a more reserved person and hated showing affection publicly. Not that Miku was going to complain, she mused smugly as she tried to wrap herself as much as she could around the pinkette. Miku's concern grew quickly as she realized that not just Luka's hands but her entire body was colder than what the cabin temperature would've logically caused. In fact, Miku could feel an almost imperceptible shaking coming from the pinkette in her arms. Her concern escalating, Miku shifted her position to pull Luka into a tighter embrace.
"Will you tell me what's wrong?" Miku murmured into the tangled pink locks, trying to sound as comforting as possible. She felt Luka snuggle up to her and thought she heard a soft whimpering coming from her usually calm girlfriend. Miku sighed and resigned to stroking Luka's back as comfortingly as possible. As nice as it was to feel needed, it would be even better to know the cause of this clingy behaviour.
They continued like this for a long time, until Miku realized that Luka was no longer trembling and she seemed to have regained some warmth.
"Luka?" Miku whispered quietly to the woman in her arms, wondering if she was back to normal. The pinkette didn't respond. It was a while before Miku realized that Luka was breathing evenly and had probably been asleep for the better part of their little cuddle session. Miku had to summon all of her willpower to restrain herself and not squeal or have some other embarrassing reaction right then and there. Instead, she settled for a gentle kiss on her lover's head. The pinkette stirred but didn't wake up. Miku giggled quietly at the sight. For all her maturity and elegance, Luka could be so cute.
Luka stayed asleep for the rest of the plane ride and Miku happily held her for all of it. It was a good thing too, because the moment the pink-haired woman woke up, which was, unfortunately, during landing, she went back to being nervous and practically inconsolable. Even after they landed, Luka refused to speak a word and stayed paler than usual. When the finally arrived at the seaside resort hotel that they were staying in, Miku couldn't hold it any longer.
"Okay love, I believe you owe me an explanation," Miku smirked and teasingly poked at the pinkette, who was currently spread out on their king-sized bed with a traumatized expression covering her features. Luka groaned and buried her face into one of the many fluffy pillows the hotel provided.
"But it's so embarrassing…" came a muffled response. Miku snickered and jumped onto the defeated pinkette. She wasn't giving up so easily. Lifting a corner of said pillow, Miku gleefully discovered that Luka was blushing uncontrollably. It wasn't every day that she could see such a defenseless pinkette.
"Come on, I won't laug-Agmmff…!" Miku didn't get to finish her sentence, as her face had been assaulted by the pillow.
"You're already laughing!" Luka rolled away and sat up on the bed and huffily tried to fix her hair. Miku didn't waste a moment and retaliated with the best bear hug she could manage and tackled her girlfriend from behind.
"Hey now, I couldn't even go to the bathroom because of you. At least tell me why I almost peed my pants." If nothing else was going to work, she had to at least try guilt-tripping.
"Alright…alright!" Luka resigned, knowing fully well that nothing could stop a persistent Miku. This seemed to be the cue for the twin-tailed tealette to lean in closer, making Luka even more flustered, if that was even possible at this point.
"Go ahead, I'm listening," Miku nuzzled Luka's cheeks in encouragement, well aware that she was perhaps enjoying this a bit too much. Luka ducked her head down and puffed out her cheeks in annoyance.
"It's p-planes okay? I don't really like them…" the embarrassed woman finally admitted. Miku couldn't move from the surprise for a moment. It was that simple? Just planes?
"…really?" Miku couldn't hide her curiosity and disbelief.
"Y-yes! And heights, okay? Now stop asking me…" The pink-haired woman didn't seem to want to divulge anything else. Miku tried her best to contain her amusement but a few giggles still escaped. "Wh-what…?" Luka sighed. She had expected this. It was the entire reason why she was reluctant to tell Miku anything.
"I-it's just that…who knew the kind and mature Megurine Luka would have such a…such a childish fear!" Miku could no longer hold it in and sniggered into Luka's hair.
"S-shut up! You're the one who practically had a tantrum last week because we were out of leeks…and you promised you wouldn't laugh!" Luka retorted angrily and elbowed her currently very inappropriately amused girlfriend with unmasked malice.
"Aww, I'm sorry," Miku finally spoke after her laughter died down into small trembling giggles, "But don't worry, I'll always be there for you to sleep on from now on. You know that, right?" Miku nibbled playfully at Luka's ears and planted a light kiss on the pinkette's cheeks.
"…," Luka said nothing, but Miku felt a very slight nod from under her. With genuine care this time, Miku lightly pulled Luka into a hug. She was relieved to feel the pinkette hug back. Although she was lenient most of the time, Luka could be quite unforgiving when she gets provoked for real. Miku was glad to find that she hadn't gone too far with her jokes and teasing. She relished in the peace for only a moment longer before breaking into a mischievous grin.
"I must say though, you're quite precious like this. I think I might just have to make you take the plane as often as I can…" Luka tensed again at the nonchalant comment.
"Hatsune!" Miku laughed at the reaction and jumped off of Luka's lap, heading towards the door. The sandy white beaches and crystal blue waves had been beckoning to her ever since they arrived.
"Just kidding! Now come on, there's so much to see here!" With that, Miku waltzed out the door with a skip in her steps. Luka could only follow doggedly behind. This was going to be a long vacation.
Prompt:
Imagine your OTP on a plane. Person B is practically deathly afraid of heights, while person A loves being up high. Before take off, A lets B snuggle up with them for the flight.
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A/N:
So uhh...finals happened and I've kinda died...but don't worry! This will be a rebirth of sorts...? :'D
While I get myself together, please take this fluffy negitoro as an apology for my absence.
